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A simmering dispute between the neighbors, who share one of the largest land borders in the world, has escalated with diplomatic protests and a sports boycott. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/world/asia/india-bangladesh-tensions.html

Antigovernment unrest that began two weeks ago has intensified in recent days, as has violence. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/world/middleeast/iran-protests-death-toll.html

The recall affects passports issued between Dec. 23 and Jan. 6, Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/world/europe/irish-passport-recalled.html

The request came after hours of questioning of the bar’s co-owners. Some 40 people died in the fire that broke out during a New Year’s celebration. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/world/europe/switzerland-fire-bar-owner-arrested.html

The Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday that it had struck western Ukraine with a nuclear-capable intermediate-range ballistic missile, an ominous warning by President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia as U.S.-led negotiations to end the war have gained steam. source h…

Enrique Márquez, a centrist opposition lawmaker, refused to rubber-stamp the government’s dubious election results in front of the entire nation. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/world/americas/enrique-marquez-venezuela-prisoner-maduro-fraud.html

In the wake of the U.S. operation to seize President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela, some have wondered whether President Trump has strayed from his “America First” promise. Our White House correspondent Zolan Kanno-Youngs looks closer at what “America First” might mean n…

Less than a day after arriving at the ice, we are already up close and personal with the fastest-melting glacier in Antarctica. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/climate/thwaites-glacier-arrival.html

Experts say the scam industry has become a pillar of Cambodia’s economy, but it is under pressure from other countries to crack down. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/world/asia/cambodia-scam-china-prince-group-chen.html

Our reporters in Washington tell us what they’re watching from the Trump administration. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/world/us-trump-venezuela-2026.html

Several people have been killed in fighting between Syrian government forces and a Kurdish-led militia, the Syrian Democratic Forces, in Aleppo, Syria, after two days of clashes. Efforts to integrate the S.D.F. into the national military appear to have stalled. sourc…